About Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a catholic cemetery in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. The grounds sit at about 367 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 36 notable people buried here, including Louise Brooks, Richard Rober and Edward D. Hoch. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 953100. The nearest other listed cemetery is Riverside Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Felerski Richd L Funeral Home in Rochester, about 2.4 mi away. It is one of 112 cemeteries we list in Monroe County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 112 listings in Monroe County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Among them: 4 actors, 3 baseball players, 3 US representatives, 3 writers, 2 artists, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 World War II veterans, 1 Civil War veteran.
- Louise Brooks1906-1985American actress
- Richard Rober1910-1952American actor
- Edward D. Hoch1930-2008American writer
- Mary LaRoche1920-1999American actress
- George Mogridge1889-1962American baseball pitcher
- Raymond J. Bowman1924-1945American soldier
- Eloise Wilkin1904-1987American illustrator
- James P.B. Duffy1878-1969American politician
- Joseph J. O'Brien1897-1953American politician
- Bob Keegan1920-2001American baseball player
- James M. E. O'Grady1863-1928American politician
- Patrick Barry1816-1890Northern Irish-American horticulturist
Show all 36 notable burials
- Patrick O'Rorke1837-1863Union Army officer
- Red Dooin1879-1952American baseball player
- Paul Kéfer1875-1941French-born American cellist
- Timothy O'Donoghue1841-1877United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Purcell1830-1905American Journalist and editor of the Rochester, N. Y., "Union."
- Anthony Halstrick1859-1910German-American sculptor
- Catherine Coll1856-1932Mother of Éamon de Valera
- Gustave Tinlot1887-1942France-born American violinist
- Jean Giambrone1921-2013Sportswriter
- Jerome Keogh1872-1953American pool player
- Richard J. Curran1838-1915Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War and Mayor of Rochester, New York
- Thomas P. Ryan Jr.1928-2003American mayor
- Carmen Colón1961-1971Murdered Puerto Rican child
- Charles E. Cunningham1853-19261853-1926
- Dominic Zicari1937-2024Book store owner and pornographer
- Edmund C. Mirguet1860-1929French-American osteologist
- Francis Dillon Brownley1916-1998
- James Cunningham1815-1886Irish-born American industrialist
- Joseph Thomas Cunningham1843-1914American manufacturer
- Katherine Rogan Gottry1890-1960American art collector
- Michelle Maenza1962-1973Murdered American child
- Minnie Cunningham1857-1921American opera singer
- Wanda Walkowicz1961-1973Murdered American child
- William Bernard O’Toole1897-1968American classical philologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Holy Sepulchre Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
43.21476, -77.62638
What Holy Sepulchre Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Riverside Cemetery2650 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NYCemetery0.3 mi
- Kings Landing CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Waad Hakolel CemeteryIrondequoit, NYJewish cemetery1.2 mi
- Britton Road CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery1.6 mi
- Charlotte CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery2.1 mi
- Saint Casimir's Polish Catholic CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCatholic cemetery2.1 mi
- Hooker CemeteryIrondequoit, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Hooker Pioneer Cemetery1500 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NYCemetery2.7 mi
- Falls CemeteryRidge Road West, Rochester, NYChurch cemetery2.8 mi
- Our Mother of Sorrows CemeteryGreece, NYCemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- Felerski Richd L Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 467-4786
- Paul W Harris Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 544-2041
- Dreier-Giltner Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 342-8500
- Hedges John M Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 288-4664
- Memories Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Rochester · (585) 544-4929
- DFS Memorials Rochester2.5 miMonument dealer · Rochester · (585) 207-0874
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Holy Sepulchre Cemetery located?
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is at 2461 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY 14612 in Monroe County. GPS coordinates: 43.21476, -77.62638.
Is Holy Sepulchre Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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